{"id":3652,"date":"2011-11-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2011\/11\/29\/itv-picks-up-package-of-warner-bros-titles\/"},"modified":"2011-11-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T00:00:00","slug":"itv-picks-up-package-of-warner-bros-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2011\/11\/29\/itv-picks-up-package-of-warner-bros-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Picks Up Package of Warner Bros. Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON\/BURBANK: <em>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<\/em> is among the titles ITV&nbsp;has secured in a new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that also includes the free-to-air rights for films such as <em>300<\/em> and <em>I Am Legend<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">ITV will serve as the free-to-air home for the broadcast premiere of the sixth <em>Harry Potter<\/em> film. The channel has been home to the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> franchise for the last six years, and has also produced five <em>Harry Potter: Behind the Magic<\/em> specials and a <em>50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments<\/em> show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Also included in the deal with Warner Bros. are films such as <em>Body of Lies<\/em>, in addition to renewed licenses from the Warner Bros. library such as <em>The Matrix<\/em> trilogy, <em>Troy<\/em>,<em> Mystic River <\/em>and the two <em>Scooby-Doo<\/em> feature films. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 16pt;text-align: left\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, said, &ldquo;Given the successful association we&rsquo;ve enjoyed with <i>Harry Potter<\/i> and<i> <\/i>ITV over the last six years, it&rsquo;s fitting that the free-to-air broadcast premiere of <i>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince <\/i>is on ITV. ITV has been a great supporter of the films produced by the studio over the years and this deal once again illustrates the continuing value of top quality feature films to broadcast networks.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Angela Jain, the director of digital channels and acquisitions at ITV, added, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re thrilled to add <i>Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince<\/i> and a host of other feature films from Warner Bros. to our film collection. 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